Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 ; there is more coming! And Rosemary can probably re-send the one on New York State. I am still trying to find the telephone numbers of the CCC and GHPP sites in California; I can see months of work ahead, but it is a pleasure! Re: websites for coping with the downsizing of medicare and medicaid n, We need to get all these information on the CF files. This is very important information. Thank you, > 1) http://www.phrma.org - this is the official website of the Pharmaceutical Research and manufacturers of America. The site features a link to an official directory of phar maceutical company- sponsored for assistance programs that can help low-income patients with their prescriptions. This directory allows patients to seach for assistance programs by manufacturer and provides information about enrolling in programs to receive discounted of free medicines. > > 2) http://www.medicare.gov - This website provides information about healthcare > options under Medicare or complementary to medicare under its " Prescription Drug Assistance Program " section. Consumers may access personalized information > about Medigap plans, Medicare Managed Care Plans, state assistance programs, > pharmaceutical company programs and other kinds of insurance, by entering a > zip code and/or prescription drug name and manufacturer name. > > 3) http://www.rxhope.com - This website offers resources for consumers, advocates > and health care providers in accessing patient assistance programs offered by > federal, state, county and charitable organizations. > > 4) http://www.needymeds.com - This website provides information on drug assis > tance programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. Information can be acces > sed by drug name and drug company. > > For your or your child's or spouse's or partner's physician/clinic only: > 5) http://www.rxassist.org - This website allows health care professionals to ac > cess more than 100 pharmaceutical manufacturer's patient assistant programs > on behalf of their patients. Searches may be conducted by company name, > brand drug name, generic name or drug therapy class, and applications forms are > available on line for the programs. > > For the state of California only: > http://www.rtk.org - This is the official website of the Citizens for the Right to > Know in California. This website provides consumers with information about > their health plans, including an interactive link with information on drug formularies > for the state of California and general information that may be useful for residents > of other states. The website provides about choosing a health plan and what con > sumers should do if they do not receive appropriate and timely access to care. > > http://www.smartcoalition.org - This is the official website of the SMARTxT Coalition > of California. which conducts the " Senior Medication Awareness Training Program, " > an education outreach effort to help increase the proper useage of medications. > The site also includes general information on questions to ask your doctor and > pharmacist; helpful medication hints; and medication problems to look out for. > > I have a list of many other pharmaceutical resources as well, and in order to spare > me the typing, and you the tedium; I will post parts of the rest separately. > > I do hope this this shall have proved helpful; anything which applies to " seniors " > under federal law at this time, still applies to those on Social Security Disability > Income. > > Love to all on all my favorite lists, > n Rojas > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 , please do so; I am just to busy at the moment, and have not lost the docu ments, but did lose my own post! Love to you and to all at cfparents, Love, n Re: websites for coping with the downsizing of medicare and medicaid n do you mind if I uploaded on the CF Parents file. I think this is very important information to have on hand at all time. We get people that pass through here in some need every once in a while. It would be nice to tell them to refer to the files under such and such name. Love to you, and thank you! > > 1) http://www.phrma.org - this is the official website of the > Pharmaceutical Research and manufacturers of America. The site > features a link to an official directory of phar maceutical company- > sponsored for assistance programs that can help low-income patients > with their prescriptions. This directory allows patients to seach > for assistance programs by manufacturer and provides information > about enrolling in programs to receive discounted of free medicines. > > > > 2) http://www.medicare.gov - This website provides information > about healthcare > > options under Medicare or complementary to medicare under > its " Prescription Drug Assistance Program " section. Consumers may > access personalized information > > about Medigap plans, Medicare Managed Care Plans, state assistance > programs, > > pharmaceutical company programs and other kinds of insurance, by > entering a > > zip code and/or prescription drug name and manufacturer name. > > > > 3) http://www.rxhope.com - This website offers resources for > consumers, advocates > > and health care providers in accessing patient assistance programs > offered by > > federal, state, county and charitable organizations. > > > > 4) http://www.needymeds.com - This website provides information on > drug assis > > tance programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. Information > can be acces > > sed by drug name and drug company. > > > > For your or your child's or spouse's or partner's physician/clinic > only: > > 5) http://www.rxassist.org - This website allows health care > professionals to ac > > cess more than 100 pharmaceutical manufacturer's patient assistant > programs > > on behalf of their patients. Searches may be conducted by company > name, > > brand drug name, generic name or drug therapy class, and > applications forms are > > available on line for the programs. > > > > For the state of California only: > > http://www.rtk.org - This is the official website of the Citizens > for the Right to > > Know in California. This website provides consumers with > information about > > their health plans, including an interactive link with information > on drug formularies > > for the state of California and general information that may be > useful for residents > > of other states. The website provides about choosing a health plan > and what con > > sumers should do if they do not receive appropriate and timely > access to care. > > > > http://www.smartcoalition.org - This is the official website of the > SMARTxT Coalition > > of California. which conducts the " Senior Medication Awareness > Training Program, " > > an education outreach effort to help increase the proper useage of > medications. > > The site also includes general information on questions to ask your > doctor and > > pharmacist; helpful medication hints; and medication problems to > look out for. > > > > I have a list of many other pharmaceutical resources as well, and > in order to spare > > me the typing, and you the tedium; I will post parts of the rest > separately. > > > > I do hope this this shall have proved helpful; anything which > applies to " seniors " > > under federal law at this time, still applies to those on Social > Security Disability > > Income. > > > > Love to all on all my favorite lists, > > n Rojas > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Thank YOU! n Re: websites for coping with the downsizing of medicare and medicaid n it is done, as you pop them I will out them in the files. Thank you for the research! > > > 1) http://www.phrma.org - this is the official website of the > > Pharmaceutical Research and manufacturers of America. The site > > features a link to an official directory of phar maceutical > company- > > sponsored for assistance programs that can help low-income > patients > > with their prescriptions. This directory allows patients to > seach > > for assistance programs by manufacturer and provides information > > about enrolling in programs to receive discounted of free > medicines. > > > > > > 2) http://www.medicare.gov - This website provides information > > about healthcare > > > options under Medicare or complementary to medicare under > > its " Prescription Drug Assistance Program " section. Consumers > may > > access personalized information > > > about Medigap plans, Medicare Managed Care Plans, state > assistance > > programs, > > > pharmaceutical company programs and other kinds of insurance, > by > > entering a > > > zip code and/or prescription drug name and manufacturer name. > > > > > > 3) http://www.rxhope.com - This website offers resources for > > consumers, advocates > > > and health care providers in accessing patient assistance > programs > > offered by > > > federal, state, county and charitable organizations. > > > > > > 4) http://www.needymeds.com - This website provides information > on > > drug assis > > > tance programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. > Information > > can be acces > > > sed by drug name and drug company. > > > > > > For your or your child's or spouse's or partner's > physician/clinic > > only: > > > 5) http://www.rxassist.org - This website allows health care > > professionals to ac > > > cess more than 100 pharmaceutical manufacturer's patient > assistant > > programs > > > on behalf of their patients. Searches may be conducted by > company > > name, > > > brand drug name, generic name or drug therapy class, and > > applications forms are > > > available on line for the programs. > > > > > > For the state of California only: > > > http://www.rtk.org - This is the official website of the > Citizens > > for the Right to > > > Know in California. This website provides consumers with > > information about > > > their health plans, including an interactive link with > information > > on drug formularies > > > for the state of California and general information that may be > > useful for residents > > > of other states. The website provides about choosing a health > plan > > and what con > > > sumers should do if they do not receive appropriate and timely > > access to care. > > > > > > http://www.smartcoalition.org - This is the official website of > the > > SMARTxT Coalition > > > of California. which conducts the " Senior Medication Awareness > > Training Program, " > > > an education outreach effort to help increase the proper useage > of > > medications. > > > The site also includes general information on questions to ask > your > > doctor and > > > pharmacist; helpful medication hints; and medication problems > to > > look out for. > > > > > > I have a list of many other pharmaceutical resources as well, > and > > in order to spare > > > me the typing, and you the tedium; I will post parts of the > rest > > separately. > > > > > > I do hope this this shall have proved helpful; anything which > > applies to " seniors " > > > under federal law at this time, still applies to those on > Social > > Security Disability > > > Income. > > > > > > Love to all on all my favorite lists, > > > n Rojas > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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